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Maiden world titles for skiers Bertagnolli, Gourley
The Netherlands’ Jeroen Kampschreur also picked up his first career gold medal in Tarvisio, Italy.
Liudmyla Liashenko pleased with her start to the season
The Ukrainian is third in cross-country and second in biathlon in the World Cup overall rankings, and seeks further success at February’s Worlds.
Three things Amy Purdy does off snow
Get to know the US snowboarder before she goes for World gold in Big White, Canada, next week.
British Para cycling team for 2017 confirmed
Great Britain’s most successful female Paralympian ever, Dame Sarah Storey, will be joined by Paralympic medallists Megan Giglia and Jody Cundy.
Minor captures World Cup win ahead of Big White 2017
The US snowboarder remains undefeated as the final competition before the 2017 World Championships kick off in less than a week.
Para bobsleigh World Championships: 5 things to know
The first World Championships will take place since the sport was provisionally added to the Beijing 2022 programme.
Gourley elected as Athlete Representative for alpine skiers
The Australian will serve another two-year term on World Para Alpine Skiing’s Sport Technical Committee.
The year ahead in table tennis
Four regional Championships and the World Team Championships highlight 2017.
University support for PyeongChang 2018
MOUs signed with US and Korean Institutions to add weight to robust volunteer program
Strathmore water to hydrate world class athletes in 2017
Athletes, officials and volunteers at London 2017 will be hydrated by more than one million bottles of water being supplied by the water brand.
Visually impaired skiers needed for research at Worlds
Researchers from the University of Waterloo are inviting athletes to help with classification at the Para alpine Worlds in Tarvisio, Italy.
US snowboarders top home NorAm competition
Minor remains undefeated while Purdy makes successful season debut, just ahead of the 2017 World Championships.
Dennis reflects on Rio 2016, looks ahead to 2017
The US goalball player was a key member of the team that returned to the Paralympic podium at Rio 2016 and is now preparing for the next events.
Throwback Thursday: The Netherlands’ Monique Kalkman
The first Dutch female wheelchair tennis player to win Paralympic gold recalls Barcelona 1992, the Games in which she made history.
Bertagnolli seals bronze for Italy at World Champs
Austria’s Claudia Loesch toppled Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in snowy conditions in Tarvisio on Thursday (26 January).
IBSA releases judo world rankings
Ukraine has the most top-ranked judokas with four, followed by South Korea with two.
Bochet, Knight, Schaffelhuber golden at Worlds
Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber also won gold alongside France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Andrew Kurka with downhill titles in Tarvisio, Italy.
Tahti first Finnish Para athlete named ‘Personality of the Year’
Paralympic table tennis silver medallists Andela Muzinic and Helena Dretar Karic were also chosen the best Croatian team in 2016.
Nordic skiing Worlds to be streamed live
The 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships will take place in Finsterau, Germany, from 10-19 February with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.
Vadovicova’s golden Rio timing
With two Paralympic gold medals and one silver, the Slovak shooter’s career peaked in Rio, which could not have happened without past defeats and change.